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artworks by

Dawud & Ayesha



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dawud wharnsby
Dawud Wharnsby is a poet, musician and artist. Born in Canada (of Scottish and English heritage) he has travelled internationally since 1992, promoting his recordings and writings. Beyond his extensive journeys throughout North America, Dawud has travelled with his camera to the Caribbean, The Middle East, North Africa, South Africa, Europe, The United Kingdom, Asia and South East Asia.

A collector of late 19th century and early 20th century cameras since childhood, Dawud's serious interest in capturing photographs began at the age of 14. Courses in Art, Photography and Darkroom Basics have contributed to his strong awareness of photographic composition and post photo-shoot image enhancement. Dawud has experimented with everything from pin-hole cameras and box cameras, to the latest of digital paraphernalia and editing software.

The majority of Dawud's photographs document the many places and faces he has met during his travels. Dawud's eyes - and inevitably his camera - tend to be drawn towards the more obscure aspects of nature (ice, rain, foliage) as well as starkly contrasting shadows, colours and textures. Many of Dawud's photos depict his strong fascinations with windows, walls, graffiti, side-walks, neon lights and architecture (abandoned buildings in particular). When it comes to "living subjects", Dawud is rather shy to get in people's faces with his lens. When he does, however, he enjoys photographing the elderly, children and Ayesha.
 
ayesha nawaz

Ayesha Nawaz is a graduate of Colorado College in the areas of social studies and economics. She achieved her teaching certification at the University of Colorado in Boulder, and is currently completing her masters in Middle Eastern History through the American University in Cairo. Ayesha was born in Pakistan, lived for many years in Saudi Arabia and grew up in the USA before returning to her native country where she works as a teacher and mentor at the Al-Imtiaz Academy, founded by her grandmother Imtiaz Nawaz in 1984.  A drive for adventure has seen Ayesha live, visit or study extensively not only within North America, but also in Bolivia, Peru, Mexico, England, Italy, Malaysia, Morocco, Egypt, Syria, Pakistan and France.
 
A passion for artistic expression has inspired Ayesha towards flower pressing, watercolour painting, photography and interior design since her mid teens. An avid hiker and lover of the outdoors, Ayesha is never far from wildlife. She seizes every opportunity of being inspired by the world, often incorporating elements of nature into her artworks. Ayesha Nawaz also admires cultural diversity and thrives on the buzz of experiencing new social environments. She finds great contentment within some of the world's most rural village communities, and great excitement forging her way through some of the world's most chaotic cities.
 
Ayesha's photography brings her observations of people, places and cultures to life. She's not afraid of walking up to strangers, engaging in conversation and requesting the honour of snapping their photograph. Of special interest to Ayesha are the smiles of children, history on faces of the elderly, narrow alley ways, Islamic architecture and street vendors.
equipment
Ayesha and Dawud enjoy capturing 35mm images with their trusted, old school K-1000 Asahi Pentax SLR (always loaded with Fuji film), and digital images with either a modest Olympus CAMEDIA camera (for travel, hiking and remaining inconspicuous in busy foreign bazaars) or a Nikon D80 Digital SLR - for shots that really matter. 35mm or digital - all of their work finds its way to the Photoshop Elements program on a MAC, for fine tweaking before making its way onto a gift card or into a frame.



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